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Knowing that all three of these players aren't superstars and will be under contract past this season or beyond, do you think that Lebron James believes that he could win multiple championships with this supporting cast? It's very difficult to assume that Donnie Walsh will be able to build a SSOL team around Lebron James that will be either just as good as Cleveland is now or better.
I also think that Lebron James would rather play the next 3 or 4 years for a team that will automatically win 65 games a season than wait until his late 20's or even early 30's to be in a position to win his first NBA championship.Players usually start declining when they approach their mid 30's and I don't see Lebron wanting to go through the pressure of having to win 2 or 3 championships in the last 6 years of his prime.I know Michael Jordan didn't win his first NBA championship until he was 28 but he was already on a playoff team in his mid 20's.There is no guarantee that the Knicks would instantly become just as good as the pre-championship Bulls by adding Lebron James. I don't mean to sound pessimistic and I know this argument has been brought up more than a billion times but there is a good possibility that Lebron thinks that he is surrounded by the best role players in the NBA right now and this could be the reason why he stays where he is at.
I also think that Lebron James would rather play the next 3 or 4 years for a team that will automatically win 65 games a season than wait until his late 20's or even early 30's to be in a position to win his first NBA championship.Players usually start declining when they approach their mid 30's and I don't see Lebron wanting to go through the pressure of having to win 2 or 3 championships in the last 6 years of his prime.I know Michael Jordan didn't win his first NBA championship until he was 28 but he was already on a playoff team in his mid 20's.There is no guarantee that the Knicks would instantly become just as good as the pre-championship Bulls by adding Lebron James. I don't mean to sound pessimistic and I know this argument has been brought up more than a billion times but there is a good possibility that Lebron thinks that he is surrounded by the best role players in the NBA right now and this could be the reason why he stays where he is at.